Michael D. Downs
39Patents
14h-index
19Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 2001 → Apr 1, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6869362B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 178 | Expired |
| US6890256B2 | System and method for advertising/sales at a gaming device | Physics | 149 | Expired |
| US7111845B2 | System and method for playing a game including a mortgaging option | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US7430521B2 | System and method for managing customized reward offers | Physics | 111 | Active |
| US8012013B2 | Method and apparatus for offering a guaranteed win | Physics | 62 | Active |
| US7361085B2 | Device and method for providing payouts based on activity and ranks of other gaming sessions | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US8126771B2 | System and method for managing customized reward offers | Physics | 52 | Active |
| US7231035B2 | Method and apparatus for entertaining callers in a queue | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US7658674B2 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating interaction with a gaming device | Physics | 33 | Active |
| US7494416B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7485040B2 | Methods and apparatus for advertising in gaming device | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US7722456B2 | Method and apparatus for associating symbols with a state of a gaming device | Physics | 24 | Active |
| US7771273B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7416486B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US7775879B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US7722047B2 | System and method for playing a game including a mortgaging option | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US7942731B2 | Method and apparatus for facilitating game play with a mortgaging option | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US7771275B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7090123B2 | Method and apparatus for promoting the selection and use of a transaction card | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7760867B2 | Method and apparatus for entertaining callers in a queue | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8690662B2 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating a payout at a gaming device using audio / video content | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7775878B2 | Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8781893B2 | System and method for managing customized reward offers | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8202157B2 | Device and method for providing payouts based on activity and ranks of other gaming sessions | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7484172B2 | System and method for providing a customized index with hyper-footnotes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.